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ESM to PIU: distance & flight time
Esmeraldas (General Rivadeneira Airport) → Piura (Capitán FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport)
433 mi
696 km · 376 nm
1h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
433 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 24m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- ESM — General Rivadeneira Airport · Esmeraldas, Ecuador
- PIU — Capitán FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport · Piura, Peru
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near ESM
- TCO · La Florida Airport84 mi away
- UIO · Mariscal Sucre International Airport116 mi away
- TUA · Teniente Coronel Luis a Mantilla Airport133 mi away
- IPI · San Luis Airport135 mi away
Near PIU
- TYL · Capitan Montes Airport62 mi away
- MRR · Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra Airport74 mi away
- TBP · Capitan FAP Pedro Canga Rodriguez Airport115 mi away
- LOH · Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport120 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ESM from PIU?
The flight distance from Esmeraldas (ESM) to Piura (PIU) is 433 miles (696 km, 376 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ESM to PIU?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 24m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ESM to PIU?
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